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Category Archives: The future and our choices
What is the Pope of Christian Unity up to now?
The first time I used the phrase “Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity“, which is starting to get around, liberals were in grand-twit: they are losing control of what “ecumenism” means and how it is pursued. Benedict is … Read More
Pakistan: Catholic critic of blasphemy law shot dead
From the Catholic Herald. Say a prayer for the repose of the soul of Shahbaz Bhatti. Catholic critic of blasphemy law is shot dead in Pakistan By Ed West Pakistan’s leading Catholic politician has been murdered in the capital Islamabad. … Read More
Posted in The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Islam, murder, Pakistan, Sts. Nunilo and Alodia
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21 Comments
A clarification about my statements concerning SSPX bishops
Whenever I post something about the SSPX, and I mention that the priests and bishops of that Fraternity are suspended, I get loads of email protesting that they aren’t. They are. Sorry. That said, I sincerely hope and pray that … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged bishops, Christus Dominus, SSPX
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100 Comments
Obama Administration ceases defense of natural, true marriage
Under the cover of the chaos in Madison and the Middle-East, President Obama turns against natural marriage. Didn’t they just – by fiat via pro-abortion Catholic Sec. Sebelius – eliminate some conscience protections for health-care workers? Remember, the University of … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, The future and our choices
Tagged DOMA, homosexuality, Pres. Obama
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52 Comments
UK: Catholic Church rejects Govt. plans to allow homsexual “weddings” in churches
The other day I posted a new PODCAzT about the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 2003 document Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons. That CDF document, addressed to bishops, states in terms … Read More
PODCAzT 117: What the Catholic Church really says about same-sex unions
NB: iTunes users… I found that there was a second enclosure buried in these posts which screw up the iTunes feed. Let me know if you are not getting this on iTunes. After the release of that iTune app/tool to … Read More
Australia: Some priests claim they will refuse to use the new English translation of Mass
The fruits of the “Spirit of Vatican II” are detaching from the vine. There was an article the Australian site The Age, I believe of Melbourne, about some priests who claim they will refuse to use the new, corrected translation … Read More
SSPX Bp. Fellay about Summorum Pontificum
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay has issued some interesting observations in the form of Q&A. Here are his observations about Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. They are on the site of the … Read More
Reason #645795 for Summorum Pontificum
The nearly ubiquitous John L. Allen Jr., columnist for the ultra-liberal National Catholic Reporter has a piece in today’s Wall Street Journal. My emphases and comments. The Vatican’s Marriage Quandary Fewer Americans get annulments. Is it because fewer are getting … Read More
